Round 1 General Knowledge

1. What is the capital city of Spain?

2. Complete this phrase from Terminator 2 “Hasta la -----, baby”

3. Which 2 countries border Spain?

4. What is the name of the Spanish meal which is made of rice, fish, meat and seafood?

5. What was the currency in Spain before the Euro was introduced?

6. In the list of the most widely spoken languages in the world, where does Spanish rank?

7. What is a “siesta”?

8. How many people live in Spain?

Round 1 - Answers 1.Madrid 2.Hasta la VISTA, baby! 3.Portugal and France 4.Paella 5.Pesetas 6.3 rd (after Mandarin and English) 7.An afternoon nap 8.46 million

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Round 3 Multiple Choice

1. What is the name of the Spanish King? a. King Juan Carlos I b. King Alfonso c. King George V

2. How many official languages are spoken in Spain? a. 1 b. 3 c. 4

3. Which of these high street shops is not based in Spain? a. H & M b. Zara c. Mango

4. Which one of the following sweets does not come from Spain? a.Chupa chups lollipops b.Werther’s Originals c.Smints

5. The Spanish introduced this Mexican drink to Europe. a.hot chocolate b.coffee c.tea

6. Which of these is in the Canary Islands? a.Mallorca b.Tenerife c.Ibiza

7. Which of these flags belongs to a Spanish speaking country? a. b. c.

8. In which town does the running of the bulls take place? a.Zaragoza b.Bilbao c.Pamplona

Round 3 - Answers 1.A. King Juan Carlos I 2.C. 4 official languages in Spain 3.A. H&M 4.B. Werther’s Originals 5.A. Hot Chocolate 6.B. Tenerife 7.B. Mexican flag, the other 2 were the Portuguese and Indian flags. 8.C. Pamplona

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Round 4 - Answers 1 point for any of… – Mexico Cuba Dominican Republic – Puerto Rico Guatemala Honduras – Nicaragua El Salvador Costa Rica – Panama Ecuador Venezuela – Colombia Peru Bolivia – Paraguay Uruguay Argentina United States Philippines Equatorial Guinea

Spanish Speaking countries

In which countries Spanish is spoken? More than people speak Spanish in the world. It is spoken in Spain and also: In most of the Latin American countries – Mexico Cuba Dominican Republic – Puerto RicoGuatemala Honduras – Nicaragua El Salvador Costa Rica – Panama Ecuador Venezuela – Colombia Peru Bolivia – Paraguay Uruguay Argentina – Chile In many places in the United States In the Philippines In Equatorial Guinea And also between the Sephardic Jewish (they lived in Spain for several centuries until they were expelled from the country in 1492 by the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella).

The 4 languages The Spanish/Castellano is the official language in Spain but there are another 3 languages spoken in Spain: Euskera, spoken in the Basque Country. Catalan, spoken in Cataluña. A very similar dialect is spoken in Valencia and the Balearic Islands. Gallego, spoken in Galicia.

The 4 languages Castellano Euskera Catalan Gallego

Let’s see some examples of words in the four languages: SpanishCatalanEuskeraGallego Hola KaixoHola ¿Qué tal? ¿Com estas? ¿Zer moduz?¿Que tal? Adios Adeu AgurAdeus Madre Mare AmaNai Padre Pare AitaPai Te quiero T’estimo Maite zaitutQuerote Buenos días Bon dia Egun onBos dias Buenas noches Bona nit GabonBoas noites Muchas graciasMoltes graciesMila ezkerMoitas gracias